Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

schwag

/ʃwæɡ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.60 in modern English

Syllables: schwag
IPA: /ʃwæɡ/

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Low-grade or commercial-grade marijuana.

Slang; Uncountable

noun

Alternative form of swag (“trinkets or promotional items given away at an event”).

Slang; Uncountable

adj

inferior; low-grade

American usage; Slang

Example Sentences

"The stuff tasted good, better than the usual shwag. I handed him his pipe back, then pulled out my wallet. "Is twenty good?""
"National pride deserves something more than a fistful of freebies from a governmental schwag bag or the wearing of any one of the staggering array of commercially available pins."

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly related to shag (“shredded tobacco”). The "marijuana" noun sense is attested since the 1980s in the United States, the adjective since the 1990s. The "trinkets or items given away" sense is a variant of swag from 19th century thieves' cant.

Usage

Inflected Forms

shwag (alternative) swag (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

mids middies kine bud kind bud KB KBs heads headies

Synonyms

mersh regs tchotchkes

Rhymes With

bag flag tag drag wave drag ag vague mag lag gag rag brag

Questions

How do you pronounce schwag?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʃwæɡ/.
What does schwag mean?: Low-grade or commercial-grade marijuana.
Where does schwag come from?: Unknown. Possibly related to shag (“shredded tobacco”). The "marijuana" noun sense is attested since the 1980s in the United States, the adjective since the 1990s. The "trinkets or items given away" sense is a variant of swag from 19th century thieves' cant.

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